May 11, 2018 0 The Weekender, May 11, 2018 1) “The Incarcerated Women Who Fight California’s Wildfires” (New York Times, 19 minutes, [...]
May 8, 2018 0 The Surprising Story Behind the Sound of Sneezes We all sneeze. It’s often beyond our control — a “semi-autonomous, convulsive expulsion of [...]
May 7, 2018 0 I Can’t Believe It’s All Butter That — that is butter. But you knew that already. If you’re living in the United States and are [...]
May 4, 2018 0 The Weekender, May 4, 2018 1) “The Great High School Impostor” (GQ, 28 minutes, April 2018). This is one of the best [...]
May 3, 2018 0 Why Dippin’ Dots Never Became the Ice Cream of the Future Dippin’ Dots, pictured above, are a form ice cream which was invented in 1988 by an Illinois guy named [...]
May 2, 2018 0 Why the Runners’ Up Prizes Aren’t in Jeopardy Pictured above are three contestants on the TV game show, Jeopardy!. If you’re not familiar with the [...]
May 1, 2018 0 The Color Changing Building (and Democracy Experiment) If you go to the Swedish capital of Stockholm, you may find yourself in the suburban district of [...]
April 30, 2018 0 The Accident and the Musical Savant If you don’t know what arpeggios are, don’t feel bad — I had to Google it, and I don’t feel bad, [...]
April 27, 2018 0 The Weekender, April 27, 2018 1) “The Maraschino Mogul’s Secret Life” (The New Yorker, 23 minutes, April 2018). The [...]
April 26, 2018 0 The Swimming Pool Hiding in the Middle of the Desert Pictured above is — or was — a swimming pool, five feet wide, five feet deep, and eleven feet [...]